Political power dressing at NY Fashion Week

A model walks the runway at the Creatures of Comfort presentation during New York Fashion Week at Gallery 1, Skylight Clarkson Sq on February 9, 2017 in New York City. Photo: AFP The catwalk throbbed with politics in New York on Thursday as designers threw their weight behind a campaign to promote tolerance and La Perla gave women’s freedom a boost with a ready-to-wear...

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Protect your skin while travelling

. Travelling can sometimes take away your skin’s natural glow. Exhaustion, ignorance, improper diet, hectic schedule and the changing weather are a deadly combination when it comes to ruining a glowing skin. Always moisturise your skin and keep yourself hydrated, says an expert. Here are a few tips by Megha Shah, cosmetologist, Beauty and Curves Clinic to keep your...

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China promotes traditional medicine to fight AIDS

China will double the number of AIDS patients it treats with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), officials have said, part of a broader push to increase the use of the ancient practice in the country’s medical system. The promotion of TCM is part of a five-year plan from the State Council, China’s cabinet, to tackle HIV/AIDS. “The number of people living with AIDS...

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Snap’s older user base slowly growing

The logo of messaging app Snapchat is seen at a booth at TechFair LA, a technology job fair, in Los Angeles, California, US. Photo: Reuters Snap Inc’s Snapchat lags far behind rival social media outlets Facebook Inc, Instagram and Twitter Inc in reaching older users, but the soon-to-be public company has been growing that crucial audience, analysis by MoffettNathanson...

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Gecko sheds skin to avoid becoming lunch

Combintion of a Geckolepis Megalepis, a specimen of a newly-discovered gecko (L). The gecko photographed after its scale loss, with inset indicating the transparent ‘tear zone’ at the base of a scale. Photo: AFP A newly-discovered gecko uses a weird but ingenious tactic to evade capture: it strips down to its pink, naked skin and flees, leaving its attacker with a mouthful...

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High-speed internet 'in all unions by 2018'

The government has planned to bring the country's all unions under high-speed internet connectivity by 2018. "We've already brought upazila offices under broadband internet connectivity and steps have been taken to bring all the unions under digital connectivity," director general ICT (DOICT) department Banamali Bhowmick told a function held at the deputy commissioner's...

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Algorithms: the managers of our digital lives

A woman playing the popular dating simulation game Ikemen series produced by Japanese mobile content business company Cybird in Tokyo. AFP file photo Algorithms are a crucial cog in the mechanics of our digital world, but also a nosy minder of our personal lives and a subtle, even insidious influence on our behaviour. They have also come to symbolise the risks of a computerised...

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